CanExport

Receive up to $75,000 in Exporting Grants.

The CanExport funding program provides Canadian government grants to support export marketing projects including participation in trade shows and government-led trade missions. By accessing additional funding for these types of activities, businesses can de-risk export market evaluation and development, ultimately helping to accelerate international growth.

Due to COVID-19, CanExport has implemented some changes to help businesses access export markets virtually through online marketing and trade show opportunities.

Funding Amount

Access up to 75% of costs to a maximum $75,000 per application. Receive up to $75,000 in grant funding.

Eligible Applicants

For-profit Canadian businesses in all sectors with 1-500 FTEs, $100k-$100M in revenues, and financially stable.

Eligible Activities

Virtual trade events, website SEO, adaptation of marketing tools, IP/product certification, and market research.

Deadline to Apply

For-profit Canadian businesses in all sectors with 1-500 FTEs, $100k-$100M in revenues, and financially stable.

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Amount of Funding

Up to 75% funding to a maximum $75,000 grant per project.

Applicants can apply for funding multiple times as long as their prior CanExport application has been completed all reporting is finished.

Amount of Funding from the Canadian Government

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Eligible Applicants

To be eligible for the CanExport program, Canadian businesses must:

Maintain 1 to 500 full-time employees;
Earn annual revenues ranging from $100,000 to $100,000,000;
Be federally incorporated federally or classified as a limited liability partnership (LLP);
Create eligible project expenses of $20,000 or more; and
Be financially stable and able to pay all project expenses not covered by the program.

Eligible Applicants for Canadian Government Funding

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Eligible Activities

Please note that due to COVID, the program is currently not supporting any travel or in-person trade show attendance costs.

To access CanExport funding for upcoming international expansion initiatives, ensure the project revolves around:

Participation at international trade shows;
Developing marketing materials for international clients;
Travel to the export market of choice; and
Completing foreign market research.

Currently Eligible Projects During COVID-19

Marketing tools creation, adaptation, and translation
Interpretation services
IP protection, certification, and adaptation
Business, tax, and legal advice
Market research, feasibility studies, identification of key contacts, and b2b facilitation

Projects Ineligible for CanExport Export Marketing Grants

Alternately, some of the project activities not eligible to receive CanExport small business grants include:

Activities in a foreign country where more than 10% or $100,000 of total sales has been generated in the last 24 months;
Ongoing or operational activities not associated with market expansion;
Language training and other educational services; and
Promoting Canadian investment or seeking economic immigrants.

Eligible Expenses for Canadian Government Funding

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Program Deadline

Continuous Intake
If submitting from December 15 and March 31, 2021, The project start date will be postponed to April 1^st of the following government fiscal year.